What a treat to see so many Dear Jane Quilts all in one place! This exhibit at Houston IQF celebrates 20 years since the publication of Brenda Ps book that started a revolution.
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Category: Antique Quilt
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Houston: Dear Jane Exhibit
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Yorba Linda Quilters 5.2.14 Sharing And A 38 Cent Special…
OMG! What a great ShowNTell we had in Friday’s Class! Lots of Quilts and one 38 Cent Special…
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Do You See…? Block Of The Week 15 Single Swan A Swimming
We did a Swan Ornament for our Ornament of the Month Club last month. It was so cute, I had to include it in this quilt as well. I’ve resized it a bit, but it retains the atmosphere of the original block found in a vintage child’s quilt.
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Black (Bow) Tie Affair Swap Quilt (Corrected 3.5.14)
For March, we are continuing in our series of Grandma Quilts. The month, we are inspired by Grandma’s Bow Tie Quilt.
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Jury Duty: Almost Over! And Another Free Pattern Reprise!
There is a light at the end of the tunnel… The Judge says closing arguments should start on Tuesday! So, hopefully, we will be through deliberations by Wednesday… Thursday at the latest! Woohoo!
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Cypress QuiltersSharing 2.3.14
We had a lovely time in class today. We had a great swap of polka dot fabric squares. We talked about a lovely vintage quilt and…
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Anaheim ShowNTell 1.15.14
Just FYI: We have changed the background color of this site from gold to blue.Anaheim had quite a little quilt show on Wednesday….
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Antiquing At The Orange Circle
I had a lot of fun recently, haunting the antique stores right here in Orange County, all around the Orange Circle at Chapman and Glassell. There is always something fascinating to look at when in an antique store, and of course, I seek out the quilts and textile pieces. There were a few gems in Orange this time! (more…)
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Something Special
I’m working on something very special this week. And it’s going to be spectacular!
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Somewhat Silent Sunday
Here are some poor pics of great vintage quilts seen in antique stores on the central coast of California… and a great doll quilt at the end of the post.
And some vintage sewing machines…